This morning, I received the following text message on my phone purportedly from the Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU):
“FRM:BECU-BANK MSG:We discovered unusual updates on
your Account that we believe may be unauthorized, secure account below:…”
It included a link to go to. Before clicking the link,
I checked the BECU website (which I found with a web search) and found a
posting, dated in April 2021 about just this type of text message scam. It points
out that SMS text messages like the one above continues to be sent out by
scammers. BECU says that their goal is to access your BECU account.
BECU emphasizes that they will not ask for your Online
Banking User ID, Online Banking Password, and they will not include a link in
any text messages that they might send you. They say that the purpose of the
link is to direct you to enter your User ID and password. This is a classic
example of a phishing text message.
BECU does say that it monitors members’ accounts for
suspicious activity and may send a text message, email, or automated phone call
if they suspect suspicious activity on your account. They explain that a text
message may ask for a simple YES or NO for a response, or it may ask you to call
the BECU servicing number on the back of your credit/debit card to verify
account usage.
It also warns that some scammers are using the names
and locations of actual BECU employees.
If you are victimized by a scammer on your BECU
account, BECU wants to know. You can call them at (800) 233-2328 or visit any
BECU location.
As far as the text message, I did not click the link
and I blocked the number on my smartphone.
Boeing Employees Credit Union:
https://www.becu.org/news/2021/Apr/fraud-alert-phishing-scams
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